The Threads of the Era, Enemy of the World

This?!

In an instant, everyone—from Sengoku and Garp who were putting on an act, to the Marines were holding back, and even Akainu, the only one fighting seriously—was stunned. After all, slapping Imu in the face was something even in a dream—

Bang!

"Stop! Stop!"

Akainu, who had taken a punch to the eye from Luffy, retreated, clutching his dark circle. "Young man, you have no sportsmanship! Didn't you see I stopped? You still dared to sneak up on me..."

"Why did you stop playing?"

Faced with Luffy, Akainu really wanted to smear a Hell Hound in his face! But now is not the time to focus on this 'King of the Pirates', because:

"Neo, you're still the same..."

Imu had just taken a punch to the face, slowly closed his eyes, while the expressions of all the experts in the square instantly changed drastically! Even without using Observation Haki, their biological instincts were frantically warning them of impending doom! Dodge—

"Careful!"

"Quick defense!"

Swish, swish, swish!

Luffy, Garp, Sengoku, the Three Admirals, the Five Elders ... everyone sprang into action instantly! Armament Haki erupted, forming layers of defense like a fortress! The only difference was that one side was protecting their Marine subordinates, one side was protecting the Straw Hat crew, and the other side was...

Protect yourself!

"So heartless!!!"

The next moment, a terrifying howl, saturated with anger, pain, and resentment, capable of piercing the brain, collapsing, and extinguishing the soul, erupted mercilessly, piercing the air throughout the entire Holy Land Mary Geoise, spreading out in layers like ripples of water, sweeping and shaking wildly.

"Grown ups--"

In an instant, the guards and men in black suits who were nearby didn't even have time to finish a complete sentence before they were caught in a barrage of sound waves that combined Conqueror's Haki, Armament Haki, Soul-Soul Fruit ability, Tremor-Tremor Ability, noise ability, and a whole host of other combined abilities:

Armor shattered, clothing vanished! In 0.1 seconds, the guards were like sandcastles caught in a raging storm; their flesh instantly disintegrated into red mist, and their skeletons turned to dust in the next instant! Centered on the throne, everything was truly being subjected to high-frequency vibrations and the overwhelming force of the Haki:

Vanished into thin air!

If the mad screams of 'BIG MOM' encountered on Whole Cake Chateau were like a torrential downpour, then the power of Imu's shriek now is like a cataclysmic tsunami! Not to mention flesh and blood, even steel and buildings are shattered, collapsed, and crushed by her terrifying howls.

It was like a nuclear weapon carrying sound waves exploding! Even though everyone present was a master, such a terrifying attack... or perhaps it should be said that they were struggling to hold on, and it seemed that—"Break!"

Facing that terrifying howl head-on, Neo was fearless! With a single punch, the four elements of ice, fire, Inazuma, and earth swirled around his arm, clashing and colliding to transform into a jet-black stream of light! With Neo's swing of his fist, not only was Imu's sonic wave forcefully pushed aside, but it even shattered Imu's invincible shield with a crack, and then:

"Momo - 100x Elemental Annihilation Fist!"

Uppercut!

Stepping forward, Neo delivered a merciless punch to Imu's left chest, a truly 'heart-piercing' attack that instantly shattered Imu's furious roar! At the same time, Neo's fist, instantly switched to Tremor-Tremor Ability, shone with a light capable of shattering anything! Even Imu, struck by such a close-range punch—

Boom!

As the throne behind Imu exploded with a deafening roar, a brilliant blue light shot skyward from below, protecting Imu within its reach. Neo, seeing the danger, wisely jumped back, because:

"Imu's Space Shields?"

These azure lights, seemingly liquid, are actually layers upon layers of flowing, shimmering spatial shields! Moreover, between each layer are alternate dimensions created by the ability, providing not only powerful defense but also several spatial buffers to absorb damage. Of course, if one is cut into by these spaces...

Then let's prepare for a true 'Four-Point Separation'!

Although Imu was still standing there, the 'distance' between him and everyone else had long since become thousands of kilometers! It could be said that without the ability to destroy or traverse space, even the most powerful attacks could not harm Imu!

"Tsk, although it's my own fault, facing the 'invincible' combination of abilities I envisioned is really..."

"But it's alright,"

Seeing Imu hiding behind his true invincible power, both angry and furious, Neo calmly spread his hands and drew a circle.

"After all these years, your temper is still the same."

It's a long story, but actually, from Roman downing a bottle of liquor, to Neo's appearance and slapping Imu in the face, to Imu's unleashing a screen-clearing attack, followed by Im being punched in the heart by Neo, only a few seconds had passed!

As the terrifying sonic waves dissipated, everything around the vanished throne of Imu was reduced to ashes, forming a death zone spanning several kilometers in diameter.

Everything turned to sand, leaving only a dozen or so stiff, motionless figures in white suits. Their skin was a dull, lifeless gray, and with a snap of Neo's fingers, these CP0 experts silently collapsed to the ground.

Although Armament Haki could protect their bodies, their souls had long since vanished under Imu's roar, leaving only empty shells.

"Thanks to you, you helped me clean up all this trash."

"You... are Neo!"

This wasn't the cautious and wary 'Roman' from before, but the real Neo from eight hundred years ago! Otherwise, he wouldn't know her temperament so well and deliberately provoke her to unleash a powerful attack that accidentally hurts 'his own people'—

"Just a bunch of lackeys,"

As for the CP0 he had just killed, Imu merely snorted coldly, regaining his composure and elegance once more.

"Neo, even if you team up with 'Joy Boy' again, it won't change anything!"

"At least this time we weren't 'poisoned,' right?"

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"Hey, who are you?"

Luffy, who had used his Armament Haki to block Imu's angry roar and protect the rest of the Straw Hat crew, had rushed back to the battlefield and was glaring angrily at Neo.

"Where did you take Roman?!"

"... Luffy," Neo glanced at the reincarnation of his comrade from eight hundred years ago, his initially unrestrained and arrogant demeanor lowering his eyes. "I am Neo. Roman sent me to settle 'my' scores. So, nice to meet you—"

Luffy nodded at Neo's outstretched hand, it was unclear what he understood.

Please take care of me.

Their hands clasped together.

"Ptooey, ptooey, oh right! I don't have a tongue~~ Yohoho~~"

Standing up from the shockwave that felt like a nuclear explosion, Brook first shook his afro before suddenly realizing what had happened:

"Everyone, I have a way to awaken Roman—?!"

"The fighting has already started over there,"

With his face covered in blood Usopp pointed his thumb at the center of the thunderous explosion, causing Brook's jawbone to dislocate with a crack!

"Hey, hey, hey! Then I'm... By the way, Usopp, how did you wake Roman up?"

"Wine, what else could it be?"

In this situation, it would be better to use Roman to... cough cough, just let him go berserk as a neutral unit to cause trouble. As it turns out, not only did he not harm his own people, but he also perfectly outmaneuvered the enemy.

"Not Roman,"

Nami, standing nearby, shook her head. The current situation confirmed what Trafalgar Law had once said.

"That's Neo, the Roman from eight hundred years ago. Another 'soul' sleeping in Roman's body, that's the truth behind Roman's drunken rampage."

However, because Roman's strength was previously insufficient, even after Neo awakened, he was only acting on 'instinct'. And Neo's instincts...

"Hehehe~~"

"The strong defy the heavens; today I will surely defeat you and leave you sprawled!"

"Faced with the combined might of the two World's Strongest Man, even Imu would have no choice but to lose!"

He spouted all sorts of witty remarks while fighting, a perfect example of the joy of a typical chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) teenager. Of course, regardless, he's also a chuunibyou teenager with terrifyingly high strength.

This·····

"Big News! Absolutely Big News!!"

While everyone else was still bewildered or trying to heal their own king or master, only Morgans got up with great energy, pulled out Camera Den Den Mushi), and started doing a 'battlefield live broadcast'.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a live broadcast brought to you by World Economic News!"

Because Imu's previous outburst wiped out the surrounding Camera Den Den Mushi), the Den Den Den Mushi protected by Morgans's Haki immediately connected to the signals of Den Den Mushi in other parts of the world, and then:

"I'm Morgans, the 'Big News'! Today's wedding has been full of twists and turns! First, the Celestial Dragons were revealed to be invincible gods for eight hundred years, then the newly crowned 'King of the Pirates,' the Straw Hat Pirates, showed up to steal the bride, then the Marine Admiral mysteriously fainted, and now it's turned into the groom teaming up with the King of the Pirates to fight the Celestial Dragons god..."

"The battle was extremely fierce; not only was the image from the Den Den Mushi) unable to intervene, but even the many skilled fighters present were finding it difficult to get involved—"

?!

During Morgans's passionate live broadcast, the dizzy Five Elders, who had just gotten up, finally came to their senses.

"What are you all standing there for?!"

Luffy and Neo are already locked in battle with Imu! Both Luffy's Conqueror's Haki Entwine and Neo's Door-Splitting Fist threaten Imu's layers of defense, but on the other side:

"Akainu! Lead the Marines to aid Lord Imu!"

Despite the Five Elders' command, Akainu, Akainu in mouth, remained motionless. The glow of the cigar cast a steely, crimson hue over his otherwise stern face.

"Gentlemen, Lord Imu is invincible; how could he possibly need our help?"

"Besides, our navy is mostly made up of old men or blind men; they simply can't keep up with Lord Imu's fighting pace..."

???

"Akainu, are you planning a rebellion?"

Faced with the Five Elders' questioning, Akainu simply shook his head calmly.

"How could that be? I am the Fleet Admiral. Whom would I rebel against? My own? The entire navy, listen to my orders: rescue the wounded on the scene! — These are all dignitaries from various countries; please be extremely careful!"

As the Vice Admiral and Admiral began to feign taking away the wounded personnel from various countries, those left behind were all:

"Meow hahaha, this is so funny~~"

"Shut up,"

Duke Inuarashi of Zou, Master Nekomamushi, and their Fire Pistol guards, all fully armed, came to the banquet.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Like a boxer, the 'War King' Elizabello II begins to gather power by throwing punches in the air;

"Rebecca, Violet, you two go first."

Kyros, standing on one leg yet as steady as a mountain, dressed in a bright red cloak and swordsman's attire;

"Has this day finally come?"

The three princes of Fish-Man Island, and Aladdin, the captain of the Sun Pirates;

"Princess Vivi, don't be impulsive."

Bell and Chaka, transformed into half-orc forms, stood on either side of Princess Vivi, shielding her from behind.

"Hahaha, let's fight!"

Loki, the Giant race prince, chuckled and casually drew his staff from his back. Though called a staff, this weapon, infused with Seastone, was as thick as a house and covered in countless sharp spikes...

"Where there is fighting, how could the giants leave!"

Meanwhile, the reclusive masters from various kingdoms, the captains of the royal guards, and others all stayed behind, each exuding Haki! Their muscles were taut, clearly indicating that they were not merely 'watching'.

"Are you all... going to rebel?!"

Faced with the Five Elders' incredulous roar, Neo's arrogant laughter echoed throughout the entire Holy Land Mary Geoise during the battle.

"Imu! Back when the world was in chaos and people were still unenlightened, Joy Boy and I proposed the ideal of socialism... cough cough, a world of great harmony. It was indeed a bit too hasty, and we can't blame anyone else for the failure. But—"

Neo drew a circle with his hand, then grinned at Imu face was grim.

"Civilization on the high seas has already progressed to the Industrial Revolution, and you're still practicing slavery here? Now—"

"You are the one who will soon be overthrown by the tides of history!"

Of course, this was just Neo's empty talk; his purpose was...

"So, you're all going to defy me?!"

Her cold gaze swept over the marines, the powerful members of various royal families, the Straw Hat crew, and so on. In Imu's eyes, anyone who dared to disobey her orders was an enemy!

Now, Imu and the Celestial Dragons she represents are surrounded by enemies!

Although both the navy and the royal family are merely observing...

"Then I will grant your wish!"

"Destroy this world!!"